Tonight we popped the '06. This one was at the top of its game. Tastes just like a TJ Cab should. As usual it gave us a nose of ripe black and red fruit, sweet, leather and some hints of tobacco, solid structure. We matched it with rib eye steak, a nice bread, and salad.

Popped the '07 Saturday night. It gave a very strong cabernet aroma on the nose, notably that of cassis and other fruit. The same came through on the first taste. In the middle were more gobs of fruit, a complex structure and a mere hint of oak. The finish went on and on.

We enjoyed it with a kind of special meal that we don’t do every day or week. It consisted of a wonderful thick porterhouse steak that we grilled on charcoal and mesquite chips, corn-on-the-cob, and sliced tomatoes. After finishing the wine we enjoyed freshly picked raspberries in whipped cream. Fantastic!

We popped the '08 as the first laydown of the year. It was the best wine we have had in a long, long time. It came in the Fall 2010 shipment. We celebrated MLK Day with it and a brown & roasted beautiful rib eye steak, baked Yukon Golds, and a lovely salad.

Although TJ wines are supposed to be ready on receipt, this one was perfect five plus years later. Yum.